First Grade - Unit 2 Amazing Living Things
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SHARED READING BLOCK: ONE-HOUR PER DAY FOR EXPLICIT INTEGRATED CORE INSTRUCTION (20 MINUTES OF THIS BLOCK SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE JSD PHONICS/WORD STUDY SCOPE AND SEQUENCE)
GUIDED READING BLOCK: ONE-HOUR PER DAY FOR EXPLICIT LEVELED INSTRUCTION
WRITING BLOCK: ONE-HOUR PER DAY FOR WRITING WITHIN THE THREE GENRES OF WRITING (WRITING SHOULD BE TIED TO INTEGRATED CORE INSTRUCTION TAUGHT IN SHARED READING) |
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For Standards and Objectives which must be taught throughout the school year, in each unit |
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Essential Questions |
“I Can Statement & Assessments |
Instructional Activities |
Lesson Resources |
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1. What concepts of language are needed to read first grade texts? |
This means I can identify and use conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing and speaking. |
-write using common, proper, and possessive nouns correctly
-understand and use plural nouns and matching verbs
-identify and use frequently occurring adjectives and determiners
-use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
-demonstrate understanding that words have different degrees of intensity
-identify words or phrases that suggest feeling or appeal to the senses
-capitalize dates, names of people, pronoun “I”, and first word in sentences
-use commas in a noun series and in dates
-use context clues in text to help understand the meanings of new words
-define words by category and by one or more key attributes
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Categorization Activities |
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2. What phonics and phonemic awareness skills are needed? |
This means I can demonstrate understanding of phonics and phonological skills when decoding first grade text. |
-demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes)
-distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words
-know final –e and common vowel teams for long vowel sounds
-know and use common consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ph, kn, wr)
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First Grade Phonics/Word Study Scope & Sequence Sounds, Vowels (short & long), Syllables, Digraphs, word
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3. What is meant by central message and main idea in texts? |
This means I can demonstrating an understanding of the central message or main idea and key details in text. |
-read a variety of literature about living things, identifying main ideas and details in each
-understand and explain story structure
-recognize and identify event sequencing in literature (narrative) texts about living things
-retell stories focusing on characters, settings, and events in proper sequence
-compare and contrast characters, settings, and events in familiar stories
-explore and explain informational text structure
-identify the main idea and key details in informational texts
-locate text informational text features to find information about parents and their offspring
-explain how illustrations, photographs, and other graphics provide additional information
-explore and write about how Matisse created the mural The Snail.
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Characters, Setting, Events In Animal Books Compare/Contrast
Familiar Stories
Exploring Informational Text Features
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Utah Core Curriculum Standard: Science Standards
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Enduring Understanding: Students will communicate their observations about the similarities and differences between offspring and between populations. |
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Essential Questions |
“I Can Statements” & Assessments |
Instructional Activities |
Lesson Resources |
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4. What are the similarities between the young and their parents?
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This means I can observe and explain how living things (plants and animals) resemble their parents. |
-read informational texts about plants and animals and identify young and parents
-with guidance and support revise and add details to writing
-identify the key details the author gives to support the main idea in a text
-participate in shared research |
Informative Writing-Mothers and Babies |
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5. What are additional things I can learn about animals? |
This means I can analyze the individual similarities and differences within and across larger groups.
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-explore and explain the five animal classifications
-classify animals based on characteristics
-compare and contrast different animal classification groups
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Online Resources for Five Classifications |